Mordialloc, Victoria
| Mordialloc Melbourne, Victoria | |||||||||||||
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 Mordialloc Creek | |||||||||||||
  Mordialloc | |||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°59′56″S 145°05′31″E / 37.999°S 145.092°ECoordinates: 37°59′56″S 145°05′31″E / 37.999°S 145.092°E | ||||||||||||
| Population | 7,537 (2011 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 1,713/km2 (4,440/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 3195 | ||||||||||||
| Area | 4.4 km2 (1.7 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Location | 25 km (16 mi) from Melbourne | ||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of Kingston | ||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Mordialloc | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Isaacs | ||||||||||||
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Mordialloc, also known simply as Mordi, is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 24 km south-east of Melbourne's central business district. Its local government area is the City of Kingston. At the 2011 census, Mordialloc had a population of 7,537.
History
The name is derived from the term moordy yallock which originated from the Aboriginal language Boonwurrung, which is listed in some sources as meaning muddy creek,[2] and in others as "little sea."[3]
Mordialloc Post Office opened on 17 October 1863. In 1995 it was renamed Braeside Business Centre, and a new Mordialloc office opened near the railway station.[4]
Mordialloc Creek is arguably the most significant feature of the suburb. Home to Pompei's boat works, Mordialloc Creek has a rich history of traditional wooden boat building. Many classic boats line the banks of the creek.[5]
Transport
- Mordialloc railway station is on the Frankston railway line.
- Route 903 - see List of Melbourne bus routes
Schools
- Mordialloc College - Mordialloc[6]
- Mordialloc Beach Primary School - Mordialloc[7]
- St Brigids Mordialloc[8]
Sport
The suburb has an Australian Rules football team competing in the Southern Football League.[9]
Golfers play at the course of the Woodlands Golf Club on White Street, Mordialloc.[10]
The Epsom Park Horse Racing track was situated in Mordialloc. Now a housing estate, in its heyday at the beginning of the 20th century it was one of Victoria's premier race tracks. Later in life it became a training track before being eventually closed in the 1980s. In 2008, Doug Denyer Reserve, situated in Epsom Park hosted it first ever cricket season with Mordialloc Redbacks being the home team, Redbacks being a part of the Mordialloc Cricket Club. The Redbacks first Junior Head Coach at Epsom Park was David Beckett.
Gallery
Path along Mordialloc Creek
Boats on Mordialloc Creek
Beach and Pier at Mordialloc
See also
References
- ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Mordialloc (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 2012-06-21.
- ↑ Blake, Les (1977), Place names of Victoria, Adelaide: Rigby, p. 294, ISBN 0-7270-0250-3, cited in Bird (2006)
- ↑ Bird, Eric (12 October 2006). "Place Names on the Coast of Victoria". The Australian National Placename Survey (ANPS). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-02-09.
- ↑ Premier Postal History, Post Office List, retrieved 2008-04-11
- ↑ "Jack Pompei: Boat Builder and Advocate for Mordialloc Creek". Copyright © 1998-2006 City of Kingston Historical Website. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
- ↑ "Mordialloc College". mcsc.vic.edu.au.
- ↑ "Mordialloc Beach Primary School". Mordialloc Beach Primary School.
- ↑ "St Brigid's School - Mordialloc". catholic.edu.au.
- ↑ Full Point Footy, Southern Football League, retrieved 2008-10-21
- ↑ Golf Select, Woodlands, retrieved 2009-05-11